Kennametal Inc
KMT NYSE· Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types
Last close · Oct 26, 2026
$29.76
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Kennametal Inc had $2.4B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 19.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +5.1% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 20.1%, up 12.8 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 20 is left after running the business.
- Kennametal Inc made $342M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 24.6% a year.
- Free cash flow was −$80.9M in fiscal 2026, −3.4% of revenue.
- Kennametal Inc returned $71.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2026. The diluted share count fell 0.6%.
- Kennametal Inc owes $589M more than it holds in cash, about 1.0 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$2.3B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue
$2.4B
Net income
$342M
Free cash flow
−$80.9M
Operating margin
20.1%
Kennametal Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+19.8%
Yes. Sales grew 19.8% last year.
Does it make a profit?
14.5%
Yes. It keeps 14.5% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
−3.4%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
Is debt under control?
1.0x
Yes. It could repay its debt with 1.0 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 9
Mixed. It passes 6 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
6.7x
One share costs 6.7 times its yearly profit per share.
What Kennametal Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- June 30, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Aug 12, 2026
- Legal name
- KENNAMETAL INC
- CIK
- 0000055242
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.4B |
| Revenue growth | 9.3% | 3.3% | −1.5% | −3.9% | 19.8% |
| Gross margin | 32.2% | 31.1% | 30.6% | 30.4% | 41.2% |
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 7.3% | 20.1% |
| Net income | $145M | $118M | $109M | $93.1M | $342M |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 14.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.72 | $1.46 | $1.37 | $1.20 | $4.42 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$181M | $258M | $277M | $208M | −$4.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $96.9M | $94.4M | $108M | $89.0M | $76.9M |
| Free cash flow | −$278M | $164M | $170M | $119M | −$80.9M |
| FCF margin | −13.8% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 6.1% | −3.4% |
| Dividends paid | $66.6M | $64.5M | $63.4M | $61.9M | $60.8M |
| Share buybacks | $85.5M | $49.3M | $65.6M | $60.1M | $10.1M |
| Share count change | −0.5% | −3.0% | −1.8% | −2.6% | −0.6% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $85.6M | $106M | $128M | $141M | $95.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $594M | $595M | $596M | $597M | $685M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.6x | 1.0x |
| Current ratio | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 2.6x |
| Interest coverage | 8.4x | 6.8x | 6.4x | 5.7x | 16.5x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 9.0% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 6.1% | 16.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.2% | 9.4% | 8.7% | 7.4% | 24.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | 16.4% | 13.0% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 27.7% |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.4M
2 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$5.7M
5 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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At $29.76 a share, the company is worth $2.3B: 6.7 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000055242). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.